God bless America, well, Wisconsin, anyway!

In my never-ending search for news you will not find elsewhere I bring you the result of the Wisconsin recall election.  "The what?" I hear you cry.  Make yourselves comfortable and I will explain.  Wisconsin is a bit like the Socialist Soviets of North England in that they are plagued by increasingly militant, greedy and bullying public service unions.  Wisconsin has been solidly Democrat for some considerable time so the people there have no-one to blame but themselves.  However, in the midterm election they voted a Republican into the Governor's chair and this remarkable politician did what most politicians never do, that is, what he said he would do!  Amongst the first things he enforced was his promise to break collective bargaining agreements which roused the unions to fury and led to disgraceful near-riot situations in the State Capitol.  He then set about State spending with an axe, which little Georgie Osborne almost certainly couldn't even lift, and the result was that within a couple of years he turned a State deficit into a surplus for the first time in decades. The Democrats, urged on by the unions, forced through a recall election, a very unusual device normally retained for cases of malfeasance by an elected official.  The unions then deployed their money and, more important, their manpower into a huge campaign to unseat the Governor and, just as important, four Republican State Senators which would give them control of the House.

Here then was a straightforward choice for middle America.  Do you or do you not want European-style socialism?  The answer, to the surprise and dismay of the liberal elites who dominate much of the American MSM, was a resounding 'NO'!  It is worth noting that Obama won Wisconsin four years ago but kept well away from this fight by limiting his support for the Democrat candidate to one mini-tweet just before the election.  The lesson here is simple; if President Obama says 'he has your back' - surrender!  His motto appears to be that when the going gets tough, he gets going - in the opposite direction.

I confess that my first re-action was to sigh and complain that MDS (My Darling Sarah) should have run for the presidency.  Governor Walker of Wisconsin espoused her philosophy more less exactly - and won - not once but twice!  However, I am also guided by MDA (My Darling Ann) who advised us all that Mitt Romney's big advantage is that he will not frighten the independents, that great mass in the middle who are neither one thing or another but who control the results of any general election.  One thing is for sure, Obama is 'walking wounded' and there for the taking.

 

Comments

[dearieme]

"a huge campaign to unseat ... four Republican State Senators which would give them control of the House": which "House"?

[David Duff]

The Wisconsin 'House', DM, which is why I referred to them as "State Senators".

[Dom]

It was really odd watching CNN during the Wisconsin vote. The banner under the screen was showing 58 - 42, Walker's favor, and tha announcer kept saying "essentially 50-50", or "too close to call". And they ended with "Walker survived the recall".

I can't tell you how sick I am of these progressives. There isn't one democrat in WI, or anywhere in the country, who can explain to me why a public employee should be allowed to strike in order to demand more of my tax dollars.

[David Duff]

Come to Britain, Dom, it's our 'way of life' here!

[Whyaxye]

"He then set about State spending with an axe, which little Georgie Osborne almost certainly couldn't even lift..."

Excellent writing, DD. First good laugh of a rather miserable day...

[dearieme]

Oh, Duffers, Senators customarily sit in a Senate. The "House" usually refers to the other chamber, the lower house, though it might be called "Assembly" or some other name.

[missred]

Very good, Duff, very good. It is a great day for Wisconsin AND the USA. Talk about "hope"!

[David Duff]

Oh, God, that'll be another hundred lines, then, will it, DM?

But then comes praise from Miss Red - and all is well with the world!

[David Duff]

Ooops, sorry, 'W', almost missed you. Glad to have cheered you up but you might find a good Scotch even better - if somewhat more expensive!

[Hank]

David

Living just south of the cheddar curtain I will have to settle for voting to recall President Obama in November.

A interesting thing. At he end of the campaign the democrats made vitually no mention of the the Union thing, that would have cost them more votes.

The recession came early to Wisconsin. Walker's policies are turning the local ecomomy around. The voters can see that the poicies supported by the democrats in states next door are making thing worse.

[David Duff]

For those, like me, puzzled by Hank's reference to "the cheddar Curtain" allow me to quote from the Urban Dictionary site:

"The Illinois-Wisconsin state line, as referred to by people from Illionis. Comes from the reference of Wisconsinites as "cheese heads".

You see, at D&N you get all this really useful information - free!

Incidentally, Hank, just up the road from me we have the Cheddar Gorge. Being American, of course, you would snort in derision at calling such a tichy cutting a 'gorge' but it's the best we can do.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheddar_Gorge